03/24/2021
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"Fact 2: Unemployment in counties where a high proportion of coal is mined by mountaintop removal is higher than in counties where coal is mined mostly underground."
"Fallacy: Stopping the destruction of Appalachian mountains and streams would cost jobs."
"This committee would serve The People well if its actions are based upon fact and not coal industry deception and often outright deceit."
"Fact 3: Historically, the total number of mining jobs has fallen in places where the proportion of coal mined by mountaintop removal has increased."